COUNCIL TO CONSIDER PERMIT FOR SHOOTING RANGE, SHOP

Staff recommends approving permit for gun business permit

A proposal to convert an existing 13,400-square-foot building in the Poway Business Park into a firearms shooting range and gun store will be considered by the Poway City Council at its meeting Tuesday night.

The building, at 12150 Flint Place, would be retrofitted to ensure that bullets are confined to the inside and so that noise will not exceed allowable levels if a conditional use permit is granted by the council.

About 6,400 square feet of the building would be converted into the shooting range. Offices, meeting rooms and storage would take up 5,500 square feet, and about 1,500 square feet in the front of the building would be used to sell guns and accessories.

Indoor shooting ranges are listed as an appropriate use in planning guidelines for the park, according to a staff report prepared for Tuesday’s meeting. The retail component is also allowed as long as it is associated with the primary business and so long as it doesn’t take up more than 25 percent of the floor area. The gun store would take up 12 percent.

The retail area would also be subject to federal and state agency approvals.

City planners are recommending the permit be approved.

The council meeting begins at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the City Council Chambers, 13325 Civic Center Drive.